Taunton Police investigating the city’s first homicide since 2016

At approximately 11:15 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2019, the Taunton Police Department received a 911 call for an assault at 9A Wilson Street in the City of Taunton. When police arrived, they determined that the injured party was no longer on scene and had been transported to Morton Hospital and then med-flighted to Rhode Island Hospital due to his injuries.

31-year-old Justin Paulo, of Taunton, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at Rhode Island Hospital at approximately 8:30 am on Sunday.

A police investigation by the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office and the Taunton Police Department continues in this matter.